Zeigler v. Dusto

Citations

• 103 Kan. 901
• 176 P. 974
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 417

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Habeas Corpus — Father’s Right to Custody of Minor Child. The mother of a child having died, the father arranged with its grandmother to care for her for an agreed consideration. Subsequently,' the father, having established a suitable home and provided for the care of his child therein, sought to obtain her custody, but the grandmother resisted. In the controversy following, it was found that the father was not unfit to care for his child, and therefore it is held that he is entitled to the custody of his daughter, although the grandmother is greatly attached to the child and might give her some attentions which the father cannot.</p>